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Tenderness and humor are there to brighten the walls and ceilings of the children's pole - teenagers pediatric consultations of "Cité Générations", health home in Onex.The design of this project was realized by a team of three artists in November 2018. Soon the realization!

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During the 2018 “Course de l'Escalade”, the Colour Team raised CHF 13,000 !
A big thank you to all participants. This money will help finance a project for the HUG pediatric orthopedic ward in Geneva.
More news on this soon!

13th edition of the Couleurs Team!
Register for the 2018 Course de l’Escalade at www.escalade.ch, and join the Colours Team to support a Paint a Smile project! > Registration form here.

Whether you are a walker or a runner, you can make a difference by supporting the décor project in the paediatric ward of Geneva’s “Cité Génération” healthcare centre.
Once you have received confirmation of your registration, please send us the application form below.
Our team will welcome you on the evening of Friday, December 1st and all day on Saturday, December 2nd in the restaurant of the Parc des Bastions where you will find a snack, a place to put your things, warmth and good spirits!
A "Paint a Smile" armband will be given to you before your departure.

As part of a solidarity day offered to all employees of the Gilead Laboratory, we had the pleasure of welcoming employees who decided to participate in the creation of a decor at the Margency Children's Hospital in the "Sun Room", a meeting place for hospitalized children and their families. This garden-themed decor was created with the help of a team of artists from the Foundation: Dorothée, Lou and Vincent.

A beautiful experience for the Paint a Smile team, who greatly appreciated sharing their know-how and action in medical spheres with these dynamic, enthusiastic and committed volunteers...

Thank you to Gilead Laboratory and its employees for this superb solidarity action that will help to soften the stay of these young patients.

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The design of this project is in the process of being finalised. The decor is full of tenderness and humour, in which paintings and decorative adhesives will brighten the walls and ceilings of this unit.

This project was financed by:

12th edition of the Couleurs Team!
Register for the 2017 Course de l’Escalade at www.escalade.ch, and join the Colours Team to support a Paint a Smile project! > Registration form here.

Whether you are a walker or a runner, you can make a difference by supporting the décor project in the paediatric ward of Geneva’s “Cité Génération” healthcare centre.
Once you have received confirmation of your registration, please send us the application form below. For all walkers, an information note about departure and arrival meeting points will be sent to you by November 13th.
Our team will welcome you on the evening of Friday, December 1st and all day on Saturday, December 2nd in the restaurant of the Parc des Bastions where you will find a snack, a place to put your things, warmth and good spirits!
A "Paint a Smile" armband will be given to you before your departure.

Paint a Smile takes pleasure in decorating the outpatient Oncology Unit of the Queen Fabiola Children's University Hospital (HUDERF).
A beautiful universe comes alive under the brushes of the artist painters to everyone’s delight.

Bike-IT is a united sporting achievement organized by Cargill International SA: 10 hours to cover 1650km on training bikes and 60 participants for this mad race.
We extend our heartiest thanks to Mélanie Halff, Stuart Barber, Jonathan Cook and Sylvain Pralon, the Bike-IT organizers.
This great energy helped raise the sum of CHF 3'000,- in favour of the Paint a Smile foundation.

At Credit Suisse Geneva a lovely story is unfolding in favour of Paint a Smile.
As part of an exhibition that is dedicated to them, Caran d'Ache is making fine art materials available for the decoration of Christmas balls. For each ball decorated, Credit Suisse is contributing the sum of CHF 1 to the Foundation.

Come one and all to participate in the workshop and the collective work "Swiss tree @ 2 place Bel Air", located in the heart of the main hall of the building. This animation takes place until Saturday, January 14, 2017.

More than 350 runners and walkers joined the Colours Team in the “Course de l’escalade” to support Paint a Smile projects. A huge thanks to all these athletes – both the little ones and the grown-ups!
Our Smile Team welcomed walkers at the Eden School and runners at the Café Restaurant of the Parc des Bastions, our partners of this solidarity event.

Thank you to the many participants at the Gavroche Ballons stand, who discovered a "Fantastic World", inhabited by equally fantastic characters and animals.

Paint a Smile was showcased thanks to the "one balloon = one gift" campaign in favour of Paint a Smile!
We were able to raise 3'253 CHF!

Many thanks for the generosity and support of Gavroche Ballons. A big bravo for their talent - a simply brilliant team! Thank you Anouk Burdet, thank you Zazou Desiles, thank you Luce for these hundreds of inflated and sculpted balloons!

The painting project is complete and was inaugurated on Friday, August 12, 2016!

The consultation as well as the hospitalisation departments were painted.
The theme "Children of the World" now adorns the corridors. It was selected by the hospital to reflect all the nationalities present in Kiel, so that children can return to a familiar landscape or aspect of their culture.

The paint artists have now headed to new pictorial adventures.
You can find photos of inpatient and ambulatory emergency departments here and the outpatient department here.

Paint a Smile provided a framework for three kindergarten and primary school classes to produce a mural measuring 7 metres on the theme of Pop Art. The painting will be displayed in the school as a remembrance of this event.

A "Photo booth" workshop was also proposed. Giant brushes, wigs and various accessories were available allowing for unlimited playful variations of poses and smiles. Photos printed on the spot were offered to the children.

It was a wonderful day! Thank you for the welcome, and congratulations to the children for their creativity!

We'll be there from April 22 to 24! Come one and all to participate in our animation "Smile Painting". Visit us at booth 8002 - Hall 7 at Palexpo Genève. You will also have a unique opportunity to discover one of the iconic vending machinges kindly lent by our partner Caran D'Ache.

Published on 2016 Février 29

The pediatric ENT unit is a new world, made of five corridor continents, five creations, each with their own colourful climate and atmosphere, a huge adventure playground for the tour of the now famous musical group "The Glottes Trotters".

The completion of this beautiful project will soon be unveiled. It can be discovered here!

Thank you to our partner

Published on 2016 Février 02

The work carried out by JonOne at the launch of Chromatic PPG Industries' colour chart and offered to the Paint a Smile Foundation will be auctioned by ARTCURIAL on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 16h.

The proceeds from this sale will help finance the design project for the Children's Hospital of the French Red Cross in Margency.

Thank You to our partner

“Les Automnales”: 13 – 22 November. Come with your friends to our booth to participate in our tombola,
and win one of 5 prizes offered by Caran D'Ache, our colour partner.
Painting workshops for children in the presence of a professional artist will also take place on weekends and Wednesday, from 12:00 – 17:00.

There are many ways to support our activities.Over the past 10 years, “The Colours Team” has participated annually in the “Escalade” race to support the realisation of our projects.“The Colours Team” includes over 200 participants in corporate teams, or with friends and families.

Saturday 5 December: the race> Registration for the Escalade Race CHF 30.-www.escalade.ch before 1 November
> Registration for the Colours Team CHF 35.- (in addition to the official registration for the race), students CHF 20.- before 10 November.> Our Smile Team will welcome participants in the warm Restaurant of theParc des Bastions, where a booth, drinks, snacks and a table for each team of participants will be at their disposal.
> Children will be welcomed to a table for games and activities throughout the day.

Friday 4 December: the walk
> Participants and their personal belongings will be transported to Veyrier by minibus, for the Friday evening walk.
> A welcome team with hot drinks and vitamins will be found 200m from the start.
> Arrival: Rendezvous at the crêpes bar of the Restaurant of the Parc des Bastions

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Inauguration of the new decoration in the presence of Myrtille, Godmother of the Project, SC JOHNSON and Professor Damien Bonnet, chief of the paediatric cardiology department.

After 14 weeks of work, the team has put away its paintbrushes, leaving behind a magnificent decoration.

"Thanks to this great team that beautifies a sad world. They give courage and joy to everyone."Angele, mother of a child in the cardiology unit of the hospital.

”Thank you, thank you, thank you ! You did a magnificent job, and it will be very helpful as we try to smile when we see our little one in the intensive care unit!”Yannick, father of a child in the resuscitation unit.